[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 73 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D602-D603]
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                                              Tuesday, June 9, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5737-S5999
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2143-2151, and S. Res. 245.                      
  Page S5787
Measures Passed:
  Bass Harbor, Maine Navigation Project: Senate passed S. 1531, to 
deauthorize certain portions of the project for navigation, Bass 
Harbor, Maine.                                               
  Page S5997
  East Boothbay Harbor, Maine Project: Senate passed S. 1532, to amend 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to deauthorize the 
remainder of the project at East Boothbay Harbor, Maine.     
  Page S5997
Universal Tobacco Settlement Act: Senate resumed consideration of S. 
1415, to reform and restructure the processes by which tobacco products 
are manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the use of 
tobacco products by minors, and to redress the adverse health effects 
of tobacco use, with a modified committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute (Amendment No. 2420), taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:                           
  Pages S5737-62, S5764-76
Adopted:
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 151), Lott (for Coverdell) Modified 
Amendment No. 2451 (to Amendment No. 2437), to stop illegal drugs from 
entering the United States, to provide additional resources to combat 
illegal drugs, and to establish disincentives for teenagers to use 
illegal drugs.                
Pages S5737-54, S5756-62, S5764-69, S5775
Rejected:
  By 45 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 152), Kerry (for Daschle) Amendment 
No. 2634 (to Amendment No. 2437), of a perfecting nature. 
                                                         Pages S5769-76
Pending:
  Gregg/Leahy Amendment No. 2433 (to Amendment No. 2420), to modify the 
provisions relating to civil liability for tobacco manufacturers. 
                                                             Page S5737
  Gregg/Leahy Amendment No. 2434 (to Amendment No. 2433), in the nature 
of a substitute.                                             
Page S5737
  Gramm Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Finance with 
instructions to report back forthwith, with Amendment No. 2436, to 
modify the provisions relating to civil liability for tobacco 
manufacturers, and to eliminate the marriage penalty reflected in the 
standard deduction and to ensure the earned income credit takes into 
account the elimination of such penalty.                     
Page S5737
  Daschle (for Durbin) Amendment No. 2437 (to Amendment No. 2436), 
relating to reductions in underage tobacco usage.            
Page S5737
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 42 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 150), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to close further debate on the modified committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute (Amendment No. 2440). 
                                                         Pages S5754-55
  A third motion was entered to close further debate on the modified 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute (Amendment No. 2440) 
and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion would occur on 
Thursday, June 11, 1998.                                 
Pages S5740-41
  A vote on a second cloture motion will occur Wednesday, June 10, 
1998.
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing and 
Trafficking of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related 
Materials (Treaty Doc. 105-49).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. 
                                                             Page S5998
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:

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  Transmitting the report concerning the national emergency with 
respect to weapons of mass destruction; referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-137).               
Page S5782
  Transmitting the report entitled ``International Crime Control Act of 
1998''; to the Committee on the Judiciary. (PM-138).     
Pages S5782-83
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 
Joseph W. Westphal, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  Mahlon Apgar, IV, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  Hans Mark, of Texas, to be Director of Defense Research and 
Engineering.                                                 
Page S5997
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 
William C. Apgar, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development.
  Michael H. Trujillo, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Indian 
Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
  8 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  42 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps.               
Pages S5998-99
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  William C. Apgar, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development, vice Michael A. Stegman, resigned, 
which was sent to the Senate on February 25, 1998.           
Page S5999
Messages From the President:                             
  Pages S5782-83
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5783
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S5783
Communications:                                          
  Pages S5783-86
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S5787-98
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5798-99
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S5800-S5990
Notices of Hearings:                                     
  Pages S5990-91
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S5591
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5591-97
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--152) 
                                               Pages S5754-55, S5775-76
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:10 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Wednesday, June 10, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5998.)